Tender: SEND Improvement Adviser Associates – Local Government Association (up to 3 roles, 60 days at £700/day)

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The Local Government Association is seeking SEND Improvement Adviser associates to support its children’s services leadership programme by providing specialist SEND improvement expertise to councils and to corporate and political leaders. Successful advisers will be procured for another year in up to 3 roles, each providing up to 60 days of support at a day rate of £700, and will collaborate across the SIA team and with the LGA Children’s Improvement Team to ensure national coverage, prioritisation and shared insight. Duties include working with children’s improvement advisors and corporate leadership to deliver a coherent, strategically aligned offer; supporting peer-led improvement; contributing to national, regional and local leadership development activity; building relationships with councils, corporate and political leaders and regional improvement and innovation alliances (RIIAs); identifying gaps in readiness for SEND reform and areas needing capacity; commissioning additional expertise where required; developing and disseminating guidance, tools and case studies; and contributing to monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement of the programme.